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Editorial

  • EDITORIAL

    Another sign of the times in health care

    September 14, 2015

    When it comes to layoffs, there's only one thing worse than reading about them: becoming a layoff casualty.

    September 14, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    New approach to tourism is a step in right direction

    August 31, 2015

    If you were to come up with words or phrases to describe Central Massachusetts, “tourist mecca” would likely not make it into a “top 10” list. We're not Orlando or Las Vegas, but we're also not the Kansas and Nebraska plains.

    August 31, 2015
  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR

    Baker push for hydropower a boost for N.E.

    August 31, 2015

    To the editor:

    August 31, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    Downtown streetscape plan needs a creative touch

    August 17, 2015

    Anyone who has not driven or walked around downtown Worcester within the last decade may well be left stunned by the changes that have taken place. After years of talk, but not a lot of action, efforts to make the downtown a more walkable center are

    August 17, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    No agony of defeat in canceled Olympics bid

    August 3, 2015

    With the possible exception of a sports team that rises from the ash heap to championship contention, it takes time to get the public excited about something to a level where it can generate and sustain widespread support.

    August 3, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    What’s next for EMC?

    August 3, 2015

    In the seemingly endless quest to help their customers do things faster, better and cheaper, the information technology industry innovates and changes quickly enough that what's standard one year may well become obsolete only a couple years later

    August 3, 2015
  • VIEWPOINT

    How Aaron Lazare’s leadership renewed a medical school

    Richard J. Stanton Special To The Worcester Business Journal August 3, 2015

    Massachusetts lost one of its truly great leaders last month when Dr. Aaron Lazare passed away at the age of 79.

    Richard J. Stanton Special To The Worcester Business Journal August 3, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    State budget 'dance' sends mixed message to business

    July 20, 2015

    The annual budget dance between the legislature and the governor is, for the most part, over. Lawmakers approved a $38.1 billion budget that they sent to Gov. Charlie Baker for his signature, maybe even a veto here and there.

    July 20, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    Contract with nurses offers hope amid industry change

    June 22, 2015

    After several years of a relationship that many would describe as adversarial, UMass Memorial Health Care and a key union turned a critical corner last week when they reached a one-year contract agreement for the thousands of nurses who work at the

    June 22, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    A lift for democracy in Worcester

    June 8, 2015

    We see it every year: veteran public officials running unopposed for re-election, which can mean one of two things: Either they're doing a fabulous job for their constituents, or there's a pervasive sense of apathy that keeps worthy candidates

    June 8, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    Becker effort represents boost for ‘good’ business

    June 8, 2015

    In some circles big business has taken it on the chin for the widening income disparity between CEO pay and the pay of regular working-class employees in the United States.

    June 8, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    Worcester's pitch for the PawSox

    May 25, 2015

    Worcester should continue pressing its case to bring the Boston Red Sox's top farm club to Central Massachusetts following the death of that club's principal owner last week.

    May 25, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    ACA exemption can help small businesses in Mass.

    May 25, 2015

    Gov. Charlie Baker is taking the right course of action in seeking an exemption from the Affordable Care Act, an exemption that can help the state's small businesses.

    May 25, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    UMass makes right call in selecting new president

    May 11, 2015

    Martin Meehan's track record as chancellor at University of Massachusetts Lowell bodes well for the rest of the UMass system, which, like much of the higher education industry, faces the challenge of continuously increasing costs.

    May 11, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    Planning our energy future

    April 27, 2015

    Massachusetts and New England have brought themselves to a crossroads when it comes to the region's energy needs.

    April 27, 2015
  • Editorial

    Courthouse deal: Wrong turn avoided

    April 13, 2015

    Sometimes, government moves slowly.

    April 13, 2015